Flavonoid 5-demethylnobiletin is metabolized to compounds that show anti-tumoral properties

Anti-tumoral Metabolites in Orange Peel

Nanotubes for Energy-Storage
Porous nitrogen-doped carbon nanotubes with a high specific capacitance have potential for supercapacitors and lithium/sulfur batteries

OMCOS Award for Zhang-Jie Shi
Zhang-Jie Shi, Peking University, China, has been awarded the OMCOS Award for organometallic chemistry

Microgels for Glucose-Dependent Insulin Release
A group of American scientists developed microgels that release insulin in response to changing blood glucose levels

150 Years of Bayer: Success Through Science-Based Innovation
Wolfgang Plischke, Member of the Board of Management, Bayer AG, explains what has made the company so successful

Chemically Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells
A combination of seven small-molecule compounds can be used to generate induced pluripotent stem cells

EROS Best Reagent Award 2013
Huw Davis, Emory University, USA, has received the the Best Reagent Award for his widely used carbenoid precursor

Discerning Imine Hydrogenation
A new method to selectively hydrogenate imine bonds by using an iridium complex has been developed

Bond-Length Alternation in Overcrowded Borazines
X-ray crystallography and state-of-the art computations were applied to the question of bond-length alternation in overcrowded borazines

A. Holmes to Give Nozoe Lecture
Andrew Holmes, University of Melbourne, Australia, will be the Nozoe Lecturer in Taipei next year